Japan vs Korea: Birth rate colored by peak birth month

Japan
5.97
in 2023
Korea
4.49
in 2023
Japan rank
38th
Korea rank
40th

Birth rate colored by peak birth month over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 5.97 against 4.49 in Korea, a difference of 1.48.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 38th and Korea ranks 40th of 41 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 8.65 9.57 0.9163 Korea
2010s 7.9 8.16 0.2634 Korea
2020s 6.41 4.93 1.48 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate colored by peak birth month, Japan or Korea?
Japan, at 5.97 against 4.49 in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate colored by peak birth month between Japan and Korea?
1.48, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for birth rate colored by peak birth month?
Japan ranks 38th and Korea ranks 40th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Birth rate colored by peak birth month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate colored by peak birth month
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,818 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed